The code gives husbands and “slave masters” the right to carry out discretionary beatings against their wives or subordinates. This form of punishment, is known as ta’zir. , World News, Times Now ...

Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck and Justice shadow minister Nicole Sarauer joined Mowat in calling for a tougher stance on sex-related crimes, such as serial voyeurism, and said an increase in ...

A Darwin man who allegedly used his position as a public servant to defraud the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) ...

Ohio Immigrant Alliance Director Lynn Tramonte told council members that around 700 people have been arrested in Columbus for civil immigration violations.

A proposed Illinois House bill would lower the legal blood alcohol concentration limit from 0.08 to 0.05. The measure was introduced Jan. 7 and assigned to the House Judiciary – Criminal Committee.

Afghanistan’s new laws, signed by the Taliban leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, give animals ‘more rights’ than women as they legalise domestic violence.

A judicial regulation signed by the leadership of the Islamic Emirate in 2026 institutionalizes a penal hierarchy based on social status. The text ...

A new penal code has been published by Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, which will legalise acts of physical punishment against women.

Curated by whom? Jodie Evans of Code Pink is married to Marxist businessman Neville Roy Singham. The duo both play their part ...

On Thursday, Gov. Jenniffer González signed Senate Bill 923, an amendment to the territory’s Penal Code that alters the legal ...

Here’s how the candidates responded to Star-Telegram questions about why they deserve your vote in the March 3 primary.

Puerto Rico’s governor has signed into law a contentious bill that officially recognizes a fetus as a human being, a move that medical professionals and legal experts warn will have profound ...